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* '''Constitution Hill:''' a street in the City of Westminster, London, England; it connects the western end of The Mall (just in front of Buckingham Palace) with Hyde Park Corner, and runs between Buckingham Palace Gardens and Green Park; the street obtained its name in the 17th century from King Charles II's habit of taking "constitutional" walks there; it was the scene of three assassination attempts against Queen Victoria in 1840, 1842 and 1849; in 1850, the former Tory Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel was thrown from his horse on Constitution Hill by the gate into Green Park; he suffered a fatal injury and died three days later; Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner was originally the culmination of the route | * '''Constitution Hill:''' a street in the City of Westminster, London, England; it connects the western end of The Mall (just in front of Buckingham Palace) with Hyde Park Corner, and runs between Buckingham Palace Gardens and Green Park; the street obtained its name in the 17th century from King Charles II's habit of taking "constitutional" walks there; it was the scene of three assassination attempts against Queen Victoria in 1840, 1842 and 1849; in 1850, the former Tory Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel was thrown from his horse on Constitution Hill by the gate into Green Park; he suffered a fatal injury and died three days later; Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner was originally the culmination of the route | ||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Hill Wikipedia] | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Hill Wikipedia] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:28, 27 June 2012
- Constitution Hill: a street in Dublin
- Constitution Hill: a street in the City of Westminster, London, England; it connects the western end of The Mall (just in front of Buckingham Palace) with Hyde Park Corner, and runs between Buckingham Palace Gardens and Green Park; the street obtained its name in the 17th century from King Charles II's habit of taking "constitutional" walks there; it was the scene of three assassination attempts against Queen Victoria in 1840, 1842 and 1849; in 1850, the former Tory Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel was thrown from his horse on Constitution Hill by the gate into Green Park; he suffered a fatal injury and died three days later; Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner was originally the culmination of the route
